Invitational Women's Basketball Tournament Closes

A 12-day Peking International Women's Basketball Friendship Invitational Tournament closed on August 26 in Shanghai. Present at the closing ceremony were Chuang Tse-tung, Minister in Charge of the Physical Culture and Sports Commission of China; loading members of the Shanghai Municipal Revolutionary Committee; and leading members of the Tournament Organizing Committee. At a prize giving ceremony, Tien Wen-hui, Chairman of the Tournament Organizing Committee, awarded the "victory cup" to the Romanian National Women's Basketball Team, and delegation leaders from various countries presented "friendship cups" to the teams of Korea, Japan, Mexico, Romania and China. The spectators cheered and hailed all friends who had come to take part from abroad. The Chinese Basketball Association hosted this invitational tournament for the purpose of developing friendship and ties of solidarity between the people, women and sportsmen of the participating countries. Thanks to carrying out the spirit of friendship first, competition second, and the principle of consultation on an equal fooling, this tournament has attained success in increasing mutual understanding, enhancing friendship, exchanging experiences and learning from one another for common progress. The Tournament Organizing Committee and the Shanghai Municipal Revolutionary Committee gave a farewell banquet in honour of the delegations in the same evening.